Arctic overshoe.



F. E. PAYNE. ARCTIC OVERSHOE. APPLICATlON FILED APR.8.-1918.

1 386,760. Patenfed Dec. 3, 1918.

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.tribni FRED ERNEST PAYNE, (72F MIDDLETOW'N CONNECTICUT, ASSF'HIOY; if G'GODYEAYP,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

- Pater Application filed April 2, 1918. Serial No. sprees Be it known thatE Fnnn Enxns'r PAYNE, a citizen of the United States residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut. have new and useful Improvements in Arctic Over-shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in arctic overshoes, having particular relation to protection of the instep portion against damage due to the rubbing contact of the separable fastener positioned at the instep, and the object of my improvement is to provide a guard in the form of able form and material that is positioned when in use between the said separable. fastener and the body of the shoe to take the wear and at the same time to so c0nstreet and arrange the said tongue that the shoe can be fastened readily. being brought from the open and unlocked position to the closed and locked position, \vitlumt paying particular attention to the tongue, and with the tongue assuming the proper position for providing the protection desired.

In the accompanying drawing z- Figure l is a side elevation of an arctic overshoe embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 an enlarged is afront elevation, on scale. or". the separable fastener positioned at the instep and the adjacent parts.

Fig. is aside elevation of the catch member of the fastener, in disconnected position, and the adjacent parts, howing the protecting tongue at the rear of the said catch member.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation Fig. 5 is a plan View of the is protecting tong The structure or" the shoe i0 enerally to which my invention 1 .plies arctic overshoe of well known; 'ori'n. comprising a leg portion extending upwardly from the foot poi (ion 12, and having as one feature of the construction a pair of side aps 13, one on each side, extending up leg portion 11'. The front edges of the flaps 1-3 are opposed one to the other. along the front of the leg portion 11 but do not quite meet and the fl" ed portions are seenreiil together by a of adinstnhle fasteners 14 l along :he van-l front edge portions.

the lowermost .astener 1 1 h invented certain a tongue of suitadjacent the upper of the instep 15 or, as may be designated, at the jnnetion 16 of the instep l5 and the legporl'ion 11 at the front part of the shoe structure.

Thus the said lowermost fastener It is ositioned where there is a relatively abrupt change-in shape of the shoe structure, as the upper wall of the instep 15 is appreciably inclined and the front Wall 17 of the leg portion is more nearly vertical and may even be inclined slightly in the reverse direction than the said upper Wall of the instep 15. 'lherefore the formation at the, said junction 18 is in the form of a rel; .ivelf sharp turn, involving an abrupt cl. as mentioned, and in some cases. accord by the wearer, sharp angle, and with the fastener 14 pos' ioned at l apex portion.

As a matter of practicaole observation I have noted that the said lower fastener 14, which may be designated as the instep fastoner is subjected to an appreciably greater strain than the fasteners 14; positioned above the same. along the leg portion .11. So much so in fact. that the particular portion 16 of the shoe structure 110 that is opposed thereto becomes worn execs 'ely compared. to the other parts of the shoe, and generally is the part that Wears out first. being worn through before the other parts of the shoe badly Worn.

My invention overcomes the scribed.

The material of which the shoe IO'is mode may assinno the fOIl-IE oi. a

condition dehody' of the i.-':,.i.-i. is in ma, rates we. outer The separable vener is composed of a keeper i8. 'hich the shoe 10 shown is secured to the flap ii; on the sh catch member 1% see. red to the right flap e securing means in each case lJ-eing in the term of a loop of suitable fabrir, designoted in the factory the shop term friction.

The keeper 18 has a of slots 21 for providing a choic of elfecti e length for purpose of adjustment For receiving the spring positioned hook 255 of the catch member 19.

in order to fastener 1-1 .5 and the oppose 1.. is W the securing positions or the fasteners need.

said lowermost 0, and a a layer 23 of suitable material and which, in order -to meet certain conditions other than simply wear I construct and arrange in a special manner.

Thus the material itself has a body 24, which is exposed at the back, as shown in Fig. 4, and is faced at the front with fabric 25, as shown in Fig. 2, to correspond to the fabric 26 of the body of the shoe 10. This construction provides a stiffness that is desirable for positioning the device in what may be designated the ready to use position.

For it is desirable that the device will readily assume the proper position foruse as the flaps are brought to the closed position, without special attention on the part of the wearer, so that, in fact, he has no more parts to handle or look out for than before the device described was incorporated in the shoe.

As further details for effecting the result referred to I provide the protecting layer 23 in the form of a tongue that is secured to the right flap 13 and extends outwardly therefrom, below the catch member 19, and

is secured to the said flap 13 by means of a securing portion 27 of appreciable length. As a further detail, the securing portion 27 is turned inwardly or folded over along the edges 28 for the portion opposed to and secured to the flap 13 and just outside the edge 30 of the flap 13 there is a portion 31 where the folded edges 28 open outwardly abruptly to the full width of the tongue 24. Thus the portion 31 described has stiffened edge portions which merge on the inner side with the folded edge 28 of the supporting or securing portion 27 and which merge on the outer side with the edge of the tongue 2 being of double thickness on the one side and single thickness on the other side. and of double thickness intermediate the two sides in the form of a turned edge, with the turn being made along an oblique line.

Thus the portion 31 is adapted to serve as a shank that is relatively stiff or rigid, with reinforced edges, suitable to tend to position the tongue 24 in a definite position and as incorporated in the structure of the shoe 10 the device is positioned so that the ton e will be swung essentially into roper position under the fastener as the ap to which it is connected is moved over to the closed position. v

The special construction and arrangement of the protecting tongue described obviates the tendency of the tongue to turn inwardly and double under, so as to be in the way and a cause of. annoyance instead of helpful and useful device, and the provision of the said device I find adds materially to the useful life of the shoe.

I claim as my invention 1. An arctic overshoe having a pair of side flaps that close over against the instep ortion and having a pair of mating fastenmg members that are mounted on the said flaps and intcrengagc across the said instep portion, and a protecting tongue positioned under the said mcn'ibers and secured by one end to one of the said flaps.

2. In an arctic overshoe, a sidiflap having,

a fastening member projecting outwardly from the edge portion, a protcctingdevice in the form of a tongue 'ositionec Q0 the inner side of the said listening member and having a supporting portion at one end that is secured to the said-edge portion, the said tongue being made of composite material, comprising a body of rubber faced with fabric, and the two lateral edge portions of the said tongue, on opposite sides, for the part of the tongue that extends across the junction of the tongue with the said edge portion of the side flap being turned over for effecting a stillcmng of the said part.

FRED ERNEST PAYNE. 

